Dreamland.

A burst pipe in my apartment building kept me up most of Tuesday night, leaving me bleary-eyed and listless the next day (thankfully, damage to the apartment was minimal). In my sleepy state, these images - part of a series by photographer Jan von Holleben - struck me as, well, positively dreamy.

Photos by Jan von Holleben. Find the rest of the series, and learn the inspiration behind it, on My Modern Met.

Monster Miscellany.

London's Hoxton Street Monster Supplies stocks "everything that any monster needs," including Fang Floss, canned Heebie-Jeebies, and Zombie Fresh Mints. The shop is part of the very cool Ministry of Stories, an organization inspired by Dave Eggers's 826 Valencia. Learn more about it, here.

More monster supplies, here.

Click, Click, Click.

The result of an hour spent browsing for a friend's birthday gift online: a wish list of my own. (Why does this always seem to happen?) Below, some favorites: 

Not pictured but nevertheless coveted: "The Marriage Plot" by Jeffrey Eugenides, and the Momofuku Milk Bar cookbook (I'm expecting many batches of these cookies to get me through winter).

Clockwise from left: Anthropologie Glimmer Graph Shell, $158; Moody Camel Hand Embroidery, $40; Mismatched Triangle Turquoise and Diamond Studs, $320; Bauer Pottery Teapot, $70; House Shaped Pillow, $105.

Coral & Tusk.

I blogged about this amazing pair of baby booties a couple months ago, remarking that I'd happily wear them if only they came in my size. Unfortunately, they still don't, but I was delighted all the same to stumble across these designs, by the same line.

Also, how cute is this embroidered memory game?

All this and much more (pillows! stationery! t-shirts!) on Coral & Tusk's website, here.

Cows, Captivated.

Well, this is just adorable.

Have a very happy weekend!

The band in the video is called the New Hot 5. Find their YouTube channel, here.

Sweet Thing: Van Leeuwen.

Might sound crazy, but I think the Van Leeuwen ice cream truck may be stalking me. Every which way I turn, it seems, there it is - sparkling, sunshine-yellow, tempting me with its wares.

Not that I'm complaining. Funnily enough, this is the time of year when I love Van Leeuwen most. There's only one reason I'll stop for a frozen treat on a sub-60 degree day (which, to this California girl, is downright wintry), and that is: Earl Grey ice cream. As far as I know, the flavor is available year-round, but really, it's the perfect autumn indulgence - creamy, heady, as satisfying as a cup of hot tea on a brisk, blowy day. (Just don't forget to bundle up.)

Wise Words.

I carry a piece of paper with quotes I love on it everywhere I go - this one, from Steve Jobs's 2005 Stanford commencement address, has always been one of my all-time favorites. You can read the speech in its entirety, here. 

Artwork by Peter Roth.